33Synonyms found for sort

Word Origin & History

sort c.1380, from O.Fr. sorte "class, kind," from L. sortem (nom. sors) "lot, fate, share, portion, rank, category," from PIE base *ser- "to line up" (cf. L. serere "to arrange, attach, join;" see series). The sense evolution in V.L. is from "what is allotted to one by fate," to "fortune, condition," to "rank, class, order." Out of sorts "not in usual good condition" is attested from 1621, with lit. sense of "out of stock."

Example Sentences for sort

How this mask attained treasure status in the first place is a tale of another sort.

It is a sort of accidental tour of the crooked, down and out or unlucky.

The particular way each vine climbs determines what sort of support you'll need to provide.

The challenge is deciding how to sort life into those categories.

Most lawns are watered by sprinklers--either the hose-end sort or those that are part of a fixed system.

My first experience with that sort of wake-up call was a few years ago in my first year of teaching.

Use your geography savvy to sort out the stories of four kids caught in natural disasters.

Despite this missing fragments, however, it is clear what sort of dinosaur it was.

My aim is not to slap some sort of gastronomic restraining order on chefs intent upon experimentation.

And that so much of my job is to impose some sort of order, or make some sort of sense of it.